Controlling the narrative: Euphemistic language affects judgments of actions while avoiding perceptions of dishonesty

The present work (N = 1906 U.S. residents) investigates the extent to which peoples' evaluations of actions can be biased by the strategic use of euphemistic (agreeable) and dysphemistic (disagreeable) terms. We find that participants' evaluations of actions are made more favorable by repl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cognition 2021-06, Vol.211, p.104633-104633, Article 104633
Hauptverfasser:	Walker, Alexander C., Turpin, Martin Harry, Meyers, Ethan A., Stolz, Jennifer A., Fugelsang, Jonathan A., Koehler, Derek J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Action Ambiguity Bias Court decisions Deception Dishonesty Doublespeak Euphemism Language Linguistic framing Linguistic manipulation Lying Manipulation News Torture
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